Report filed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in the matter of John Fernandes Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. M/s Nanjil Sea Foods (fish processing unit and cold storage with ice plant) at S.F. No. 478/4C, Painkulam village, Vilavancode taluk, Kanyakumari district has been issued with closure order …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: A scheme meant to benefit farmers in setting up groundwater recharge structures has hit a roadblock. The State government has decided not to grant fresh approvals till 50 per cent of the beneficiaries establish the structures. Reason: only about 15,000 artificial recharge structures have come up whereas …
V Gangadharan | ENS IN keeping with the provisions of the Schedule Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the State forest department is in the process of finalising a report on the Critical Wildlife Habitats (CWH) in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government constituted a …
The study was carried out to evaluate radioactive concentration in food crops grown in naturally highbackground radiation areas in southwest India. Seventeen varieties of food crops were collected from different parts of Kanyakumari district. The gross alpha and beta activities of the collected samples were measured using alpha scintillation counter …
J. Praveen Paul Joseph Luxuriant: Gorgonids and Seagrass bed in Udangudi in coastal Manapad in Tuticorin district. Tuticorin: There is a rich patch of coral reefs, gorgonian (sea fan) and seagrass beds in the south off Tuticorin coast, according to a study conducted by Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI) …
The study on physico chemical characteristics of estuary (Rajakkamangalam) water samples were collected in four sampling stations were studied in 2001.
Nagercoil: Kanyakumari is the only district where almost all forests are primeval, dense and worth mentioning. Various types of forests from luxuriant tropical wet evergreen forests to southern thorn scrub forests are there in Kanyakumari division because of diverse locality factors varying rainfall from 50 to 130 cm and elevations …
NAGERCOIL: The Department of Forest has decided to plant seven lakh saplings under Tamil Nadu Afforestation Programme with financial assistance from Japan, said the District Forest Officer, V. Sundarraju. Addressing a seminar on
Authority directed to settle dispute within three months Licensee not authorised to build in CRZ: INTACH Division bench dubs INTACH petition infructuous MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Kanyakumari District Coastal Zone Management Authority to probe into allegations of constructions being put up within 100 m …
Nagercoil: Kanyakumari Collector Rajendra Ratnoo conducted a surprise check in Primary Agriculture Co-operative Bank at Eraviputhur to verify the stock position of fertilizers and pesticides. He told a gathering in front of the bank that there was adequate stock of fertilizer and pesticides in the godown. He appealed to them …
L Arun Oscar | ENS ERAYUMANTHURAI fishing hamlet, southernmost villagein Kanyakumari district is the worst affected by sea erosion and is in the danger of disappearing from the map. Located between the Arabian Sea, AVM Canal and the perennial Thamirabarani River, Erayumanthurai is very vulnerable for sea erosion. The sea …
Pteidophytes do not form dominant vegetation anywhere on the earth surface now, but have been replaced by the seed bearing plants. Their occurrence in several small patches relays the message of richness. During the present study, 24 species of Pteridophytes were reinventoried from Vilavancode, Kalkulam and Thovalai sacred groves of …
The physico-chemical and bacteriological characteristics of ground water samples collected in Dharmapuram village, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu was assessed.
Plant species used in the treatment of skin diseases among the indigenous communities of Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu was conducted between 2003-2004. Thirty plant species belonging to 29 genera and 22 families were found to be used specifically in the treatment of various 11 skin diseases viz., dandruff, eczema, …
Nagercoil: A group of persons belonging to a non-governmental organization based at Nagercoil have designed a technology for the setting up of desalination plants in the coastal areas of the State particularly in Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram and Kanyakumari districts. According to Felix A. Rayan, a former United Nations Advisor on Development …
M.J. PRABU Cost effective: The lady farmer Mrs. Thangam demonstrating how to make the fish extract. The last few decades have really brought about a drastic change in agriculture.
Arun Oskar | Nagercoil, THE mining and processing of beach sand along the coastal villages near Manavalakkurichi could fetch foreign exchange for India, but contributes definitely to a little known fact that people in this region are affected by deadly diseases such as cancer and mental retardation. Radioactive sand along …
During the present study, a total number of 201 sacred groves were enumerated in Kanyakumari District and reported 329 plant species belonging to 251 genera under 110 families. Among the 329 species, 12 species of shrubs, herbs and climbers are listed as rare, endemic and threatened.
The present study deals with statistical analysis of physico-chemical parameters of ground water quality in Nambiyar river basin. The quality of ground water has been assessed by using correlation coefficient (r) between all parameters. A systematic correlation and regression study showed linear relationship among different water quality parameters.
